By Ketty Nyoni THE British government has reiterated that it wants to see Zimbabwe succeeding. Speaking last night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, British Ambassador Melanie Robinson, also restated that the United Kingdom (UK) stood ready to help Zimbabwe lift the quality of lives of its people….
AUTHORITIES say they will throw the book at retail outlets selling their products exclusively in US dollars. The deputy minister of Finance, Clemence Chiduwa, told the Daily News that selling goods exclusively in foreign currencies transgressed the law. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar has now gone past the $2 000 mark against the greenback…
FORMER Public Service deputy minister and the son of the late Vice President Simon Muzenda, Tongai Muzenda, died on Wednesday evening in a tragic car accident in Harare. Muzenda, 57, was now the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) general manager. He died when the vehicle he was driving hit an electricity pole in the…
By Brandon Josphat FORGOTTEN former opposition leader Margaret Dongo has been nominated to be a candidate for the Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party during the outfit’s ongoing candidate selection process in Mashonaland West province. This comes amid reports that the party was struggling to get candidates in some rural constituencies. Addressing a…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has warned foreign powers against interfering with the country’s internal affairs by imposing their superiority on weaker nations. Chiwenga said Zimbabweans and other African countries should guard their interests jealously and avoid taking part in international disputes which do not benefit them in the long run. Speaking at the Connect Africa…
By Ketty Nyoni MANY retail outlets in the country are now pricing some of their products exclusively in US dollars, piling more pressure on hard-pressed consumers as the local currency continues to weaken. Surveys conducted by Daily News crews in Harare and Bulawayo yesterday showed that some of the products that are now being sold…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Information Communication Technology (ICT) innovations are enhancing service delivery in Zimbabwe as the government continues to adopt new technologies. Speaking during the official opening of the sixth edition of the Transform Africa Summit in Victoria Falls, Mnangagwa said ICTs were now the only way to go. “To enhance efficiency and…
By Ashley Moyo INDEPENDENT commercial television station, 3Ktv, is extending its partnership with the Republic of Korea Embassy in Zimbabwe, which will…
ZANU PF has set next weekend as the date for primary elections re-runs in some wards amid reports of irregularities when the internal polls to choose candidates to represent the party as councillors in the upcoming general elections. In a circular to all provincial chairpersons, the ruling party’s national political commissar Mike Bimha said there…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) says they have recorded more than 27 percent increase so far in tobacco sales this season as the country has managed to sell huge volumes of the golden leaf compared to last year. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, TIMB spokesperson Chelesani Tsarwe said the…
